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Back in 2009 we reported<\/a> on how a delegation from Essex, Including Lord Hanningfield and Stephen Castle, had been out to India hoping to get the Indian Olympic Team to have a base here for 2012:<\/p>\n

QUESTIONS have been asked about the cost and worth of a business trip to India by Essex County Council leader Lord Hanningfield and representatives from the county?s cricket club.<\/p>\n

Former England captain Graham Gooch and Essex County Cricket Club chief executive David East are among the party accompanying Lord Hanningfield on the trade mission in a bid to drum up commerce for the county.<\/p>\n

One other organisation is being represented on the trip but it is unclear how it is being paid for, with organisers ExDRA ? the Essex Development and Regeneration Agency ? refusing to explain who has covered the cost.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nMr Castle said a lot of the other countries set to compete in the games had already selected their training camp locations, including Birmingham, which will host the US athletics team, but India was one of the largest teams yet to decide.<\/p>\n

He added: ?It was very initial conversations but very, very positively received. For us to get in the door was very good.<\/p>\n

?The Indians have yet to decide. They have previously sent sports to train individually but what they?re interested in doing is following the successful Team GB model and basing all their athletes in one place.?<\/p>\n

Mr Castle said an agreement would only add to the Olympic legacy that the games will leave in Essex, with local coaches being offered the chance to work with the best India has to offer and young athletes an opportunity to train alongside the team.<\/p>\n

Among those facilities that could host training sessions are the Essex County Cricket ground in Chelmsford and the Colchester Garrison.<\/p>\n

Mr Castle also confirmed that contact had been made with the Chinese Olympic Committee about a possible training camp in the county after the close links forged during the Essex Jiangsu Festival, which will close later this month.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So what’s the outcome? The Guardian has just done a feature<\/a> with a map on where Olympic training camps are located in the UK:<\/a><\/p>\n

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They show just 2 locations in Essex:<\/p>\n

– the Japanese swimming team in Basildon
\n– the Canadian mountain bikers in Wickford<\/p>\n

And what about the Indians? Well , it’s hard to tell. the wrestlers<\/a> seem to be training in ‘shocking conditions’ with rotten fruit near New Delhi….and then move on for more training in the USA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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